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Is combined etanercept and methotrexate more efficacious than either monotherapy for treating RA?

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boxed-textvan der Heijde D et al. (2006) Comparison of etanercept and methotrexate, alone and combined, in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: two-year clinical and radiographic results from the TEMPO study, a double-blind, randomized trial. Arthritis Rheum 54: 1063–1074

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Bingham, C., Bathon, J. Is combined etanercept and methotrexate more efficacious than either monotherapy for treating RA?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2, 534–535 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0299

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